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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: ROTC Triumph.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In "A Terrible Temper," the author says once he reached the _____, he lost all _____.
(a) Boiling point/Rational control.
(b) Popular kids/Respect.
(c) Principal's office/Anger.
(d) Top of the class/Motivation.

2. What did the author consider his biggest problem in tenth grade?
(a) Dating.
(b) Clothes.
(c) Thinking about college.
(d) Choosing a career.

3. How old was the author when he was baptized for the second time?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 14.
(d) 10.

4. What does the author say he felt "constant temptation" to do at his new school?
(a) Get a girlfriend.
(b) Get a bad grade.
(c) Become one of the guys.
(d) Skip class.

5. Where did the mother expect her sons to go each week, instead of watching television?
(a) To do volunteer work at a nursing home.
(b) To an afterschool program.
(c) To church.
(d) To the library.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does the author say he no longer waited for his father to come home from work?

2. In what year did the author's family move back to Detroit?

3. The author told his mother that _____ are supposed to _____.

4. Where does the author describe his father working, until his retirement in the 1970s?

5. How old was the author when he learned that his father was leaving?

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